Need help with USS Alarm 1874

[Rene]

Hi there,


I need some help with my current project, a model of the USS Alarm 1874.

I have been able to obtain a plan and I also found some photos and drawings of this rather strange vessel. Currently I'm in the process of finishing the hull and here I where I experienced some trouble.


In a historic sketch the artist has added a strange object which is protruding from the side of the hull. In fact in some other photos you can clearly see a small opening in this location, but what is the thing protruding from inside the hull (see red circle)

I have also found a small cardboard model of this ship which shows 2 such objects protruding from each side of the vessels hull. My first thought was it could be some kind of stabilizer but could it be that this ship had a spar torpedo (or even 2) to each side?


Any help would be great. Thanks a lot in advance


Cheers


René

 

[Story]

Yes, that's the spar torpedo

from
http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/tb/050501.htm

 

[Story]

For your build project, take note of that Mallory steering propeller -

Note: apparently the Mallory and Fowler are two distinctly different, but similar, arrangements.

Fowler patent drawing
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/pages/US177064-0.png